Politics

Incumbent leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Aubrey Norton on Monday secured the highest number of nominations compared to his rivals, Roysdale Forde and Amanza Walton-Desir, but Mr Forde signaled that his team would be paying keen attention to the validation of groups. The PNCR’s Congress is scheduled for June 28 to 30. Mr Forde vowed that ‘strict’ ...

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) is rejecting claims by four small political parties that it is no longer in the leadership of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) because the party did not attend last Thursday’s council meeting and elections. Under APNU’s banner, the group issued a statement saying that Mr Vincent Henry was elected Chairman at the meeting ...

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) has taken steps to correct the membership register by Sunday, after party General Secretary Dawn Hastings-Williams had said the document had several inaccuracies and there was a computer problem. “I know that they have made alternative arrangements to improve on the staff…We extended the working hours,” a party official told Demerara Waves Online News. ...

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall on Friday objected to the tone of a news story based on an interaction between himself and Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire about judges writing late decisions. The Chief Justice stressed that the workload was very heavy and she commended judges, commissioners of title and magistrates for dealing with the huge number ...

The Roysdale Forde Campaign team has raised concerns about the transparency of the upcoming People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) internal elections, but a chief party spokesman on Friday sought to assure that they were being addressed internally. “The arrangements and the procedures for Congress lack transparency and appear to be shrouded in mystery,” Mr Forde’s Deputy Campaign Manager, Annette Ferguson ...

The Guyana government on Friday announced that it has banned the use of “Negro” and “East Indian” in official records of police and health sector facilities, in the wake of recent concerns about the use of “negro” to describe the detention of a political activist for cybercrime offences. “Recognizing that many Guyanese find the terms “negro” and “east Indian” offensive, ...

Time Limit for Judicial Decisions Act is heresy – Chief Justice Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire on Thursday lashed out at Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall who recently cautioned that judges could be removed for failing to write their decisions within 120 days. Just minutes before scheduling decisions in two cases about the government’s eviction of residents ...

Guyana on Thursday signalled that it would not abide by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) recommendation that that the Akawaio community of Isseneru in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) be compensated for violation of their land, health and other rights. After speaking with Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said Thursday she related that ...

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) has ruled out the need for its party groups and individual members in the United States (US) to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) because they do not seek to influence the American government or public, although legal experts in the US believe otherwise. “The defining activity has to do with the ...

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has ordered the Guyana government to compensate the Akawaio community at Isseneru (Region 7: Cuyuni-Mazaruni) for violating their rights to land, mining by themselves and health services. “Such reparations should include compensation, satisfaction and any other measures that may be appropriate in accordance with Inter-American standards, including the provision of the required health ...